Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-05-11
LADIES, BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.
Gran d Hall and supper at Tnrn
verein Hall.

Verehn HHhhs
In fourteen days Turn Verein Hall
will be torn down to mako room for
forty thousand dollar building, which
will be built by the Turn Verein Society,
and the German Ladies' Benevolent So
ciety celebrated its anniversary for the
last time within its walls last evening.
This society was formed seven years
ago. and since its formation has relieved
a yery large number of sick and dis.
tressed Germans. Its objects have been
to relieve the poor aud to succor the
sick, and under the able management
which it has had since its inception those
objects have been carried out to the let.
ter. There probably has not been
another society in this county which
has done so much good with the
funds at its disposal as this, and
nothing but praise has been heard on
ali sides. Heretofore the anniversaries
have been celebrated with concerts, but
this time the ladies determined to give
ball, and from the number which attended
it was apparent that their choice was
most acceptable to all. and especially the
younger portion of the people. All the
tickets which had been provided were
sold, and the receipts will be applied to
the best of purposes during the coming
year. Long before the hour mentioned
as the commencement the hall was filled
with people all eager for the dance to
begin. About half past eight o'clock
the music commenced and from that
time until eleven o'clock the intermis-
sions were only too short. The hall had
been very handsomely decorated through
the efforts of the ladies. Over the stage
in red floral letters was the word "Will-
kommen," meaning in English welcome.
Around the front of the balcony at in
teryals were floral wreaths in spaces left
by evergreen streamers, and on the posts
supporting the tier above were decorations
of ferns and rare flowers. Altogether
the scene was most attractive when
the brilliant lights shone down on the
floral decorations and the bright cos.
tunes of the ladies. Shortly after IL
o'clock the supper room back of the
stage was thrown open, asd all were In
vited to portake of the delicacies which
had been prepared by the ladies with
out assistance from baker or confec'
TONER. There were six tables with seats
for over 200 people, and these tables
were filed with everything which could
be desired, arranged under the personal
supervision of the ladies of the society
| AT various intervals were boquets OF
choice flowers, and these with the frosted
cakes and the varicolored Japanese set
tiugs and crystal ware, made the lunch
one of the most attractive ever given on
such an occasion. After the supper the
dancers re.assembled in the hall, and
| the festivities were renewed and con
tinued until late hour this morning.
The ladies who have devoted theiI
time and energy SO freely to the cause
of benevolence are Mrs. John Milner
President oi the Society; Mrs. C.Jacoby
Vice President; Mrs. ]. kuhrts, Mrs
H. Merz and Mrs. Chas. Brode. Their
are 100 members in the society beside
the honorary members and all have len
a helping hand to the poor and needy
The gentlemen who served on the com
mittees last evening we're;
Reception Committee-R. G. Weyse
IL. Lichtenberger, H. I. Hazard. Chas
Brode, J. Miner. Jacob kuhrts. Aug
Sarnow.
Committee of Arrangement-H. NJ Merz
IC. Jacoby, II. Forster, j. Maier, II
Bruning, W. F. Grosser.
Floor Committee-Theo. Friese, Eue
Brunner, L. Tag, A. Fuhrberg.